Eldred, Marilou Denbo

Born June 23, 1940, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. College president and administrator. Marilou Denbo was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on June 23, 1940. She attended Mundelein College and graduated in 1963, with a degree in history and two minors in English and education. She attended New York University where she earned her master's in student personnel administration in 1969 and her doctoral degree in education administration in 1974. She served as a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary from 1959 to 1969. Eldred also served in numerous academic administrative positions including working as a high school history teacher from 1963 to 1966 and as an Assistant Dean for Freshmen at Mundelein College from 1966 to 1970. Her eighteen-year tenure at the College of St. Catherine included positions as Associate Academic Dean from 1979 to 1982, Dean of Students from 1982 to 1986, Vice President for Administration from 1986 to 1988, Vice President of the College from 1988 to 1989, and Vice President and Academic Dean from 1989 to 1997. In addition, she was President of Saint Mary's College from 1997 to 2004, in which she was the first lay woman to be appointed. Eldred began service as President of the Catholic Community Foundation in 2005.